Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 December 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 09:41 to 10:58. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 12:16 to 13:34. Rahu Kalam 14:51 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 21:22Moonrise 10:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 December 2015

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 14:01, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:51 to 16:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:41 to 10:58
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:01
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:37
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:16 to 13:34
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:51 to 16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:22

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 14:01 · Panchami until 12:47 Wed
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:15 Wed, then Dhanishtha until 00:33 Thu
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:11 Wed, then Harshana until 23:52 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:01 · Bava until 01:26 Wed · Balava until 12:47 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiTuesday 15 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiMonday 21 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:10 and 09:13.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.